Kingdom Fungi Class Dothideomycetes Family Pleosporaceae Scientific name Pleospora herbarum | Division Ascomycota Order Pleosporales Genus Pleospora Rank Species | |
Similar Pleospora, Stemphylium solani, Pleosporaceae, Stemphylium, Pleosporales | ||
Pleospora herbarum is a species of fungus in the Pleosporaceae family. It is a plant pathogen infecting several hosts including alfalfa, apples, asparagus, tomatoes, citruses and chickpea. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and is common in temperate and subtropical regions. The fungus was first described under the name Sphaeria herbarum by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1801.
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